The US has deployed a second nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) to a port in South Korea, as part of a recent agreement between the two allies to purportedly deter North Korea's growing military might.
North Korea has warned that the deployment of strategic nuclear weapons by the United States on the Korean Peninsula "effectively meets" the conditions for Pyongyang to use nuclear deterrents.
China has called for a “meaningful dialogue” against the backdrop of recent tensions between North Korea and the United States.
North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles into the East Sea in response to provocative US move of deploying a nuclear-armed submarine at a South Korean port, the first in decades.
A US Army soldier has reportedly fled from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to North Korea.
The US military has deployed a nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) to a port in South Korea for the first time in decades, a move that is likely to heighten tensions with North Korea.
North Korea says it has successfully tested its latest Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), calling it a warning to the US and other adversaries.
North Korea has launched a long-range ballistic missile off its east coast days after it threatened the US with "shocking" response over conducting reconnaissance flights while violating the country's airspace.
North Korea says a US military spy plane has violated the country's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) multiple times, just a day after Pyongyang warned it could shoot down any American reconnaissance aircraft entering its airspace.
North Korea has threatened to shoot down the United States' reconnaissance planes in the event that they violate its airspace and cross into its territory.